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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1988

THE UK/HK SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTER WILL BE CHAIRED BY MR HENRY LITTON, A QUEEN'S COUNSEL. ITS MEMBERSHIP IS AS FOLLOWS:

# MR JULIAN DAVEY, DIRECTOR OF THE

KONG;

BRITISH COUNCIL IN HONG

* MR SIMON LI FOOK-SEAN, A STEWARD OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG

JOCKEY CLUB AND A FORMER JUSTICE OF APPEAL;

* DR MA LIN, FORMER VICE-CHANCELLOR' OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY

OF HONG KONG;

* DR JAMES WONG SAI-WING, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CHINA DYEING

WORKS LTD;

* MR C.C. HAYWARD, DEPUTY

BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION.

SENIOR TRADE COMMISSIONER OF THE

THE

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID ONE MEMBER FROM THE LOCAL BRITISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY WOULD ALSO ВЕ INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMITTEE AND THE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE MADE SHORTLY.

"THE UK/HK SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AIMED AT PROVIDING FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTSTANDING LOCAL STUDENTS OF HIGH INTELLECTUAL PROMISE AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES TO STUDY IN THE

UK,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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"WE EXPECT THE SCHOLARS ON THEIR RETURN TO NUMBER AMONG OUR FUTURE LEADERS AND ΤΟ MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION ΤΟ MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HONG KONG AND TO LIFE IN HONG KONG, HE ADDED.

"

JOINT

A TOTAL SUM OF UP TO $3.5 MILLION CONTRIBUTED ON A

AND EQUAL BASIS BY THE UK AND HONG KONG WILL BE AVAILABLE PER YEAR FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS. FULL DETAILS OF THE UK/HK SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEME ARK EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT MONTH.

INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR 1987 3RD QUARTER PUBLISHED

THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1987, AT 184, WAS 25 POINTS OR 15.7 PER CENT ABOVE THAT FOR THE SAMB QUARTER OF 1986, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

COMPARED WITH THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987, THE INDEX SHOWED INCREASE OF 13 POINTS OR 7.6 PER CENT. MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION THE THIRD QUARTER IS NORMALLY AT A HIGHER LEVEL IN ORDER TO MEET CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR DEMAND.

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